Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-08-27
The Northern Tier.

The Northern Tier.
special Correspondence of the INrER-OcEM.
BoDEN, Aug 22.-Stacking is the order
of the day. But soon we will hear the
shrill whistle ofthe steamer and the hum
of the separator.
sMr. Dallis G.. Duell is the happiest
man in this town. And why shouldn't
he be? His wife made him o present
last Wednesday of Il fine ten and q half
pound bouncing baby hoy. "By CAD
it's awful" how our population increases.
"Bescher" w%ouldlike to know what is
meant by the pronoun "it'' in the SEN
tence, "He Is patching it," We don't
understand this ''lt'' business.
A. r. Mcdonnell lost a very valuable
horse a short time ago. This was the
most handsome and we'll put up horse
that we have seen for OH time. Three
hundred dollars would have been a
small price for him. Mac is equal to all
emergencies. He is now the possessor
of a gallant team of mules.
Miss Kittio Baker of Wabasha, Mimi,
sister of Mrs. Redmond, has been the
= hest of the latter for the past few weeks
Miss Baker is an experienced teacher.
Wespent three days counting them and
found that there are just twenty-five
school marms and n graduate in this
town. "By CAD, it's awful"
Your humble scribe would haye writ
ton last week, had it not been for the
fact that he found items as scarce as hens
teeth. Farmers minds were occupied
by their agricultural pursuits and they
had no time to commit mischief. This
fellow has been continuously in the llar-
vest field for the past three weeks, and
is now almost pushed.
w. f. Higbee, his mother and a lady
cousin, and Mr.. Bill of jamestown passed
through here last week on their way to
Cando. They were delighted to see all
the wheat "shocks.' The ladies' tried
to count the wheat shocks OH their tiny
fingers, but had to give up in despair.
They said they might just as we'll try to
coant tho innumerable heavenly stars.
The idea has generally prevailed and
i PVoSAOAy AAAO4O olAAOA6 IL OeA~
ers, that for the business of farming but
little intellectual training is necessary.
This narrow view born and kept alive
by ignorance only, is a mistaken fallacy
of the past. The agriculture of today is
not based on manual labor alone. The
education of the mental faculties as well
as the training of the hand to work skill
fully, is recognized as an essential fea-
ture in fitting for the life work of the
farm. Upon these, intelligence and la
Dor combined, rest the hope of progress
in agriculture. Farmers should sell and
not buy horses, cattle, sheep and pork.
They should raise such commodities as
find a ready sale in the market. Is it
the farmer that sells the horses and cat
tie that are being disposed of IN the To-
as farmers sell oats, barley, peas and
other innumerable productions that 60
to feed stock, just so long will they be
poor, just so long will they do the work
and others reap the benefit, just so long
will they live in poverty and the money
lenders grow rich. just so long will "cun-
ming avarlce grasp and hold the net
profit of honest toll" When Dakota
farmers ship horses, cattle, sheep and
pork instead of grain, when they cease
paying tribute to others, this will be the
most prosperous country on the face of
the globe. Farming must also be made
more attractive, the comforts of the town
must be added to the beauty Of the fields,
the society of the city must be made
possible in tho country. REECHER.